Fightin' Bulldogs
| 09/26/25 @ Front Range Christian | 64 |
| 09/20/25 @ Crowley County | 62 |
| 10/03/25 vs Merino | 48 |
| 08/22/25 vs Melrose | 46 |
| 11/08/25 vs Plateau Valley | 44 |
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Haxtun had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They never let the Plateau Valley Cowboys get on the board and left with a 44-0 win. The Fightin' Bulldogs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine contests by 24 points or more this season.
Haxtun's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Zach Statz led the charge by rushing for 124 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries. Statz's rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 121 rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Colin Cone, who rushed for 86 yards and one score.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Haxtun proved: they limited Plateau Valley to a paltry 0.2 yards per carry. The team can thank Austin Knox for the heroic effort on defense: he. Haxtun didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 8.7.
Haxtun didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Gabriel Becerra, Corbin Andersen, and Statz picked up one apiece.
The victory was the third in a row for Haxtun, bringing their record up to 9-1. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 4.7 points on average over those games. As for Plateau Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-3.
Coming up, Haxtun will be playing in front of their home fans against Sedgwick County at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. That game will pit two of the most dominant backs against one another: Statz and Owen Harris. Plateau Valley does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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